TeamLease to train and place 60,000 tribals

TeamLease Services announced that they have been awarded the project to train and place 60,000 tribal youth by the Gujarat Government.

The project will extend over the next 5 years and the costs involved will be incurred by the Tribal Department,making the services free for youth.

This is a pioneering,first-of-its-kind initiative in India for the benefit of the tribal community involving a State Government and TeamLease Services. The project is expected to go live by July 2010.

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With the recent acquisition of Indian Institute of Job Training (IIJT),Indias fastest growing vocational training company,TeamLease is uniquely placed to provide end-to-end services. While TeamLease ensures the employment end of the spectrum,IIJT ensures employability of the candidates.

With this partnership,TeamLease is well equipped to provide Assessments,Counseling,Training and Placement services to the tribal youth in Gujarat. This is expected to provide a much needed fillip to their employability and employment needs and enable opportunities for their integration into the mainstream.

Gujarat is among Indias most progressive states and there are several opportunities for job seekers here.

The issue among the tribal population in Gujarat is the same as with the thousands of unemployed in India. Most lack the necessary skills required to take advantage of the opportunities in the state and elsewhere and to be gainfully employed. TeamLease-IIJT will accurately assess and provide sound training for the candidates,thereby increasing their placement chances as well as their productivity at the work place. On a wider plane,this project can help offset various development-related challenges in tribal communities that have become an important national issue today, commented Ashish Prasad,CEO of IIJT.